Matthew James By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– From the Department of You Can’t Make This…
Month: March 2014
Tragic death of beloved waitress
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – It was her day off – Tuesday –and…
Meadows mulch ignites again
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The pesky mulch pile in the meadows that kept the…
Zoners’ youth center OK nixed
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – It took nearly a year for St. Mary &…
IRS warns of massive scam
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Recent police blotters from various towns have included reports of people…
Japan was topic for this history lesson
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The “Land of the Rising Sun” got a rise…
Rick’s has weathered the storm
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent In October 2012, when Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the…
Thoughts & Views: Today, it’s Crimea, tomorrow, who knows?
Students of world history and geopolitics are likely burning the midnight oil these days, following the…
KPD blotter: Two nabbed in mugging
At 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, Match 16, a 22-year-old Newark man was walking at Devon and…
Jazz vocalist Jane Stuart still going strong
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Home is where the heart is, especially for Jane…
Kearny realtor wins award
Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty, announces that Luis Pinto Jr., a full-time licensed…
Business Review: A century of taking care of people
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent The death of a loved one is never something…
Then & Now
Here, on the left, is another one of those delightful local-scene postcards from…
Around Town
Bloomfield St. Valentine Church, 125 N. Spring St., offers a Spanish Mass on Sunday, April 6,…
Kardinals prepare for improved baseball campaign
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School baseball team suffered through a…
Locals lead St. Peter’s Prep to solid hockey season
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The St. Peter’s Prep hockey team experienced great success…
Maroon Raiders look to be one of best local baseball squads
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ask veteran Nutley High School head baseball coach Bob…
Toddler ‘rescued’ by tenant
HARRISON – A scantily dressed 4-year-old boy wandered out of his Kearny home into the…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
March 15 At 11:17 a.m., police responded to a Park Ave. location on a report of…
Obituaries
Robert Thomas Bubenas Robert Thomas Bubenas (“The Duke”) died suddenly on March 12 in Kearny. He…
Get Skyway-closure info Tuesday at St. Peter’s Uni.
The state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) will host a Public Information Center (PIC) to promote travel…
Room for ‘Blue’ in tight budget
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A municipal spending blueprint introduced by the Kearny governing…
Parents alerted to virus
LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Board of Education has alerted parents to the recent appearance of a…
KPD focuses on security cameras
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Early last year, a malevolent vandal spray-painted graffiti up…
‘Street’ smart in language skills
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Check out the action in kindergarten and first grade…
Big tab for Oval makeover; survey next
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It will take an estimated $15.8 million to revamp…
Serial robber pleads guilty
A Newark man pleaded guilty last week to his role in 14 armed robberies — including…
Rt. 46 crash injures woman; 2 arrested
A Lyndhurst woman was seriously injured last week when the car in which she was…
‘Green’ infusion for Community Garden
The Kearny Community Garden is getting flush with green … cash, that is. On March…
Thoughts & View: ‘Hereby you are notified . . . .’
Uh-oh. I’m in deep trouble. The following letter popped up in my email the other day:…